A crisis at a new Egyptian newspaper over an academic’s critique of the country’s military leadership led to does not bode well for the future of independent media
In response to reports about his role in advising the News Corporation board, Lord Macdonald, a trustee of Index on Censorship, comments: In connection with the police investigation into phone hacking, News International has been conducting a trawl...
Activists are accused of belonging to a secret network, but the court has failed to prove its existence or even its name, says Saeed al-Shehabi, chairman of the Bahrain Freedom Movement – and sentenced in absentia
Reaction from Maryam Alkhawaja whose father and uncle are among those convicted
The Booker prize winning novelist’s keynote address at the 11th Annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
For many journalists and opinion leaders who supported Ergenekon investigations, reporters’ arrests are absurd, says Kaya Genç
London Imam Usama Hasan has been caught up in a storm of religious controversy over his views. In an article from the Index archive, he argues that Islam traditionally embraces debate
Apple should be part of the open online society, rather than the architects behind a system of control, argues Bill Thompson
His three-year defamation battle may be over, but Hardeep Singh still faces an uphill battle to recover his costs
With its strict regulation law, Turkey has become the land of internet censorship, argues Dr Yaman Akdeniz
The case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, the webmaster on trial in Bangkok, has far-reaching implications for freedom of speech – not just in Thailand, but in the wider region too, argues Gayathry Venkiteswaran